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Focuses on the story of the Silk Road, a network of trade routes that extended from Japan and China in East Asia across Central Asia, south to India, and west across the Iranian plateau and other lands to the Mediterranean. Details of the stories how silk and paper traveled the Silk Road from China to Europe; Discussion on the story of paper production; Establishment of sericulture in China.

Reports on the effect of paper supply shortage on the book publishing business in Asia. Dependence from exports by most countries; Impact of fall of the United States dollar; Price increases planned by paper suppliers.